On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Matthew Orgass wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Simon Burge wrote:
>
> > [[ CC list trimmed back to current-users ]]
> >
> > > % ln -s ./ test
> > > % ln -s ./ test
> >
> > I don't get this problem with my 1.3.{almost4} pmax, either on a local
> > ffs filesystem or an nfs filesystem. Is this a "guaranteed to happen
> > every time" problem?
>
> I don't know the technical details, but apparently some ports don't have
> it. It should happen every time on those that do.
>
> However, the advisory was unclear in that on 1.3.3 it is not the ln that
> triggers the hang but an ls afterwards.
Also unclear in the advisory is that 1.4_ALPHA only panics if you try
linking your current directory. If you do the same thing (+ ls) but link
a different directory, it too hangs.
Matthew Orgass
darkstar@pgh.net